subnotebook

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-der.

English sub-

English note

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.?

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.?

Proto-Germanic *bōks

Proto-West Germanic *bōk

Old English bōc

Middle English bok

English book

English notebook

English subnotebook

From sub- + notebook.

Pronunciation

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  (file)

Noun

subnotebook (plural subnotebooks)

1. (computing) A small, lightweight laptop computer, smaller than a notebook computer.

   Synonyms: superportable, ultraportable

See also

• netbook